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Hurley 2013 Opening Photos
Our local SLRD Area A Director Debbie Demare was first across the Hurley this morning and sent in the following update and photos. Gold Bridge to the East Hurley has heavy traffic with logging trucks and industrial traffic for the Jamie Creek IPP project. The sides of the road have been clear cut for the power … Continue reading
Hurley is Clear!
The Hurley has been cleared of snow earlier than it’s been in years! Thanks to Tom Illidge for getting it done before the long weekend this year!! If you drive the Hurley and take some photos, please send them to info@bridgerivervalley.ca for posting on this site! There are reports in of a bridge closure on … Continue reading
2013 Spring Update #2
The snow is starting to melt out on the Hurley! This photo was taken last week at the Hope Creek junction from our friends at www.SledPemberton.com This sunny section of the Hurley always melts out first so don’t get too excited about driving a vehicle over anytime soon! As far as we know, Interior … Continue reading
Spring Update
The Hurley is open to vehicle traffic from Gold Bridge to the East Hurley split only. 2.6 m of snow at summit. Lower than average for this time of year. Snowmobiles & Backcountry Snowcats are staging at 12.5 km on the Pemberton side right now but the there is almost a kilometer of dirt to … Continue reading
Hurley Winter Update – January
Conditions have been great on the Hurley! Today it was warm and sunny above the valley cloud layer with a temperature inversion. The road on the Pemberton side is plowed past the outdoor school to the parking lot maintained by Backcountry Snowcats and they have been grooming the Hurley from the parking lot to the … Continue reading
Sled Season on the Hurley!
Winter is here and there is lots of snow up on the Hurley for snowmobiling! Snowmobiles have been sledding from 16km on the Pemberton side to Bralorne and the Mineshaft Pub has had several groups of sledders coming over for lunch already. Congratulations to Chuck and Beau who were the first sledders over this year! … Continue reading
Snow & Ice Updates!
The Hurley is CLOSED to vehicle traffic for the winter! Winter driving conditions are now in effect! The snow has arrived and can fall at any time now. The top of the Hurley Pass has snow and ice covering the road for about 5km. Winter driving skills, 4 x4 truck and good winter tires are … Continue reading
Mid October Update
Sunday Oct 21 UPDATE: 5 inches of snow at the top of the Hurley Pass! It’s that time of the year again! Snow season! Small amounts of wet snow has fallen at the top of the pass this week but it melts fast on the road. The weather forecast is for cold, snowy weather this … Continue reading
Goat Mt Produce Stand is Open!
The Goat Mt Produce Stand is Open at the base of the Hurley! Make sure you have cash with you when you travel the Hurley so you can purchase some Potatoes, Beets, Corn and a refreshing drink from the fridge. A trailer hitch was lost on the Hurley this week. If anyone finds it please … Continue reading
Resource Road Safety Guide
The BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) has released an updated Resource Road User Safety Guide. It is intended for recreational users or industrial traffic unfamiliar with travelling on resource roads (e.g. delivery vehicles, mining, land surveying, etc.). This guide lets readers know what to expect on resource roads and some things travelers should do to … Continue reading
East Hurley is Open!
The East Hurley is OPEN! Huge thanks to Hazelwood Construction for fixing the washout! Hazelwood are in the BRV for the next 2 years working on the Sequoia Energy Jaime Creek Project. The Bridge River Valley thanks you Hazelwood Construction! Grading Update from Debbie Demare: Steel bridge past Hope Creek graded (roughly). Switchbacks below Sampson … Continue reading
July Grading Update
The Hurley has been pretty rough lately with no grading since the snow was removed. Last week MOF graded their section on the Gold Bridge side and this week Interior Roads have started work on their section of road. Only a short section has been graded and the grader was parked and didn’t move yesterday. … Continue reading
East Hurley Washout
The East Hurley experienced a washout sometime on Saturday night and the road remains closed. This is at the first culvert approx 3km after the split on the main Hurley. Local Area A Director Debbie Demare has made the Ministry Of Transportation aware of the washout. However, she notified them three times about the avalanche … Continue reading
June 16 East Hurley Update
The avalanche debris is 4.6 kms from the steel bridge and 8.8 kms from Bralorne. It is approximately 100 ft long and right now the debris is piled up between 10-20 ft for most of that length. The debris field contains a fair amount of snow at the bottom, large boulders, large trees, mud and … Continue reading
June14 Update
From the Pemberton side up to approx 2 kms towards the summit past the Tenquille Lake branch has not been graded for some time and the road bed is full of large and larger rocks sticking up. One needs to be cautious on this section. The Hurley River is running hard and is at road … Continue reading